| St Emilion, Bordeaux While superficial and one-dimensional, Dassault's 2000 is appealing for its direct, candid display of uncomplicated black currant and cherry fruit mixed with oak, earth, and spice. Round, fleshy, and delicious, but neither complex nor long-lived, it will be drinkable between now and 2010. Rated 85-87 Robert Parker Very perfumed, with lovely aromas and floral character, as well as ripe fruit. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a medium finish. Score range: 89-91 Wine Spectator The grape harvest began on September 27. One execrable July made us fear the worst but "August makes must" and August was dry and hot and contributed to record the qualitative level of the year 2000. At the beginning of September also took part in the very high quality of the year and it is with confidence and a broad smile that we began the grape harvest 2000. The few rains of the beginning of the grape harvest of did not disturb anything this quality. The odor of the fruit, the taste of the fruit assure us before the wine is not made that we held an extraordinary vintage there. Great quality of the Cabernets this year and thus in the assembly the choice for the high-class wine will be: 63 % Merlot 26 % Honest Cabernet 11 % Cabernet Sauvignon Breeding of the Castle DASSAULT 2000: 90 % of new barrels and 10 % of barrels of 1 year. The assembly of the second wine D of DASSAULT will be 69 % Merlot and 25 % Honest Cabernet and 6 % Cabernet Sauvignon with a breeding out of barrel of 1 year. We present this year at the professionals end Mars 2001. .. September 2000: Preparation of the grape harvest. .. the sun is well there, the grapes benefit from it and us, we await the end of the month to collect them and put them out of tanks. .. To note our new telephone number: 05.57.55.1000 and fax 05. 57.55.1001 27septembre 2000: 8 hours of the morning, about fifty vintagers prepare to collect the vintage 2000 in one morning légérement misty and under a sunbeam. We wish ourselves good grape harvest. ..." In 1995, Laurence Brun takes the orders of the Dassault castle with a significant project of deepening of quality. |
